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Comedian Kapil Sharma says no to sex

While comedians are often known to ‘push the envelope’, it
seems Kapil Sharma is not yet ready to do that. The popular host of ‘Comedy
Nights with Kapil’ has apparently turned a bit prudish and refused to promote
the upcoming Bollywood erotic thriller ‘Hate Story 2’ on his show. Produced under the banner of T-Series, and
directed by Vishal Pandya, the film has popular TV actors Surveen Chawla and
Jay Bhanushali playing the lead roles. The film is slated to release on 18th
July. Since Kapil Sharma’s show has become a popular and effective platform to
promote upcoming films, the actors wanted to appear on the show and since they
are both television actors, the producers also felt it was a good idea.

But when Kapil Sharma was approached to have Surveen Chawla
and Jay Bhanushali on the show, he reportedly refused because of the film’s
plot and sexual content. A source close to the show has said, “They refused to
integrate with Hate Story 2 as they felt that the subject of the film was risqué
and bold. The film folk were told that CNWK is meant for family audiences, but
at the same time Kapil cracks jokes with sexual innuendos on the show.” The
source also added, “As Jay and Surveen are TV actors, the film’s makers felt
that it was a good way to promote their show. But they were taken aback when
their request was turned down.”

This is not the first time Kapil has done such a thing. Last
year in December, he refused to have Sunny Leone on the show to promote her
film ‘Jackpot’. The main reason for his refusal was her background as an adult
film star despite the fact that mainstream Bollywood stars including Shahrukh
Khan has shown willingness to work with her. Things eventually changed however
as Kapil was seen interacting with Sunny during a celebrity cricket match
months later. Finally in March 2014, Sunny Leone appeared in ‘Comedy Nights’ to
promote ‘Ragini MMS 2’ along with the producer of her film, Ekta Kapoor.

Co-incidentally, Sunny Leone also is a part of ‘Hate Story
2’. She has performed the item song ‘Pink Lips’ in the film. There was also an
offer from the film’s producers to send Sunny as a substitute but there was no
reply from the channel. The source said, “As Sunny has done the item number,
Pink Lips in Hate Story, the makers were willing to send Sunny instead, but
there was no keenness shown in return.” Both the channel and the production
house remains tight lipped about the issue.